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**Author:** [@richardd](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/richardd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2026, 8:46am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-product-216/12982 "2026-09-07T08:46:08Z")
Hi, Could you advise on obtaining Product 216 (all officer appointments, including resigned)? We already use the free Company Data Product snapshot. Thank you. --- ## [Bulk charges data - availability and terms](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-charges-data-availability-and-terms/12975)
**Author:** [@bsg.george](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/bsg.george)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 8:07am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-charges-data-availability-and-terms/12975 "2026-09-02T08:07:35Z")
I am looking for the charges (mortgages) data held on the register in bulk, rather than retrieving it company by company through GET /company/{company\_number}/charges. The free Company Data Product carries the Mortgages… --- ## [Updating Stream Cursor With Snapshots](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/updating-stream-cursor-with-snapshots/12965)
**Author:** [@integrations1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/integrations1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/updating-stream-cursor-with-snapshots/12965 "2026-08-31T19:26:32Z")
If the stream endpoints are used to keep the snapshots up to date, how do we update the stream cursor after ingesting a snapshot? Just use 12AM as the new timepoint?? --- ## [Bug with Officer Date of Birth](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bug-with-officer-date-of-birth/12964)
**Author:** [@maxlearmond](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/maxlearmond)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 8:24am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bug-with-officer-date-of-birth/12964 "2026-08-28T08:24:36Z")
This bug applies to both the website and the API. If an officer is a secretary then their DOB does not need to be on companies house however if they are both a secretary and a director then their DOB is blank when using… --- ## [Advanced search not showing new companies since 24 August](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/advanced-search-not-showing-new-companies-since-24-august/12962)
**Author:** [@andrew1212](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/andrew1212)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:54am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/advanced-search-not-showing-new-companies-since-24-august/12962 "2026-08-27T11:54:43Z")
Since around Monday 24th August the advanced search has stopped showing newly incorporated companies. It is happening on both the API and the advanced search tool on your website. If I search by incorporation date for th… --- ## [No filings for 25-08-2026 ??](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/no-filings-for-25-08-2026/12960)
**Author:** [@christy](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/christy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:54am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/no-filings-for-25-08-2026/12960 "2026-08-27T11:54:02Z")
Is there a problem or is this genuine? also no filings for 26th - assuming there is some kind of issue --- ## [Company house public data certs renewal](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/company-house-public-data-certs-renewal/12957)
**Author:** [@lalitkumar.solanki](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/lalitkumar.solanki)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 11:17am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/company-house-public-data-certs-renewal/12957 "2026-08-27T11:17:38Z")
in our application, we store the public server certificates. I noticed the server certificate is getting expired next month ( 20 Sept ) and so wanted to know the plan when the server certificate is planned to be renewed … --- ## [Bulk Data requests for UK University survey](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-requests-for-uk-university-survey/12959)
**Author:** [@cthomas4](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/cthomas4)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 8:19am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-requests-for-uk-university-survey/12959 "2026-08-27T08:19:10Z")
Request for Officer Appointments bulk data (Product 216) I’m writing from the University of East London, where I manage enterprise and mentoring provision. We are compiling our HEBCI (Higher Education Business and Commu… --- ## [Missing filing events?](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/missing-filing-events/12894)
**Author:** [@wcollins](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/wcollins)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 8:18am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/missing-filing-events/12894 "2026-08-27T08:18:57Z")
We consume the Filing History streaming API and have noticed that a number of accounts (AA) filings which appear in the filing history (and via the REST API) never come through on the stream. We’re confident they aren’t… --- ## [Permitted reuse of Companies House API data in VALQENT – AI summaries, translation and caching](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/permitted-reuse-of-companies-house-api-data-in-valqent-ai-summaries-translation-and-caching/12946)
**Author:** [@nathach.imexth](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/nathach.imexth)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 7:28am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/permitted-reuse-of-companies-house-api-data-in-valqent-ai-summaries-translation-and-caching/12946 "2026-08-25T07:28:44Z")
Hello, The Companies House Bulk Products team advised me to raise this question on the Companies House Developer Forum. I am an individual developer based in Thailand building VALQENT, a free, password-protected market… --- ## [Open-source PHP XML Gateway accounts filing implementation](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/open-source-php-xml-gateway-accounts-filing-implementation/12953)
**Author:** [@jason.davey](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/jason.davey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:20pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/open-source-php-xml-gateway-accounts-filing-implementation/12953 "2026-08-24T16:20:21Z")
I have published an open-source PHP reference implementation showing how a micro-entity accounts filing can be prepared as iXBRL and submitted through the Companies House XML Gateway. The project is intended to help dev… --- ## [Rate limit increase request — from an academic researcher in dublin](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/rate-limit-increase-request-from-an-academic-researcher-in-dublin/12951)
**Author:** [@mengyao.zhang5](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/mengyao.zhang5)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/rate-limit-increase-request-from-an-academic-researcher-in-dublin/12951 "2026-08-21T16:29:53Z")
I am a PhD researcher at Dublin City University Business School. My project requires retrieving filing history and persons-with-significant-control records for a large defined set of UK registered companies. The total v… --- ## [Problems filing change of REA](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/problems-filing-change-of-rea/12949)
**Author:** [@peter2](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/peter2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/problems-filing-change-of-rea/12949 "2026-08-20T12:36:17Z")
Hi, Since 11:55am today (19/08/26) we are consistently unable to complete registered email address filings: closing the transaction returns HTTP 500 with an empty response body. The filing sequence we use, and what we … --- ## [Corporate PSC identification block missing registration\_number in API response](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/corporate-psc-identification-block-missing-registration-number-in-api-response/12943)
**Author:** [@kim.baldwin](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/kim.baldwin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/corporate-psc-identification-block-missing-registration-number-in-api-response/12943 "2026-08-17T12:42:24Z")
For the majority of our corporate PSC API calls, the identification object returns the full set of fields as expected: “identification”: { “legal\_form”: “”, “legal\_authority”: “”, “country\_registered”: “”, “place\_re… --- ## [Request to increase Companies House API rate limit for contractor due diligence](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/request-to-increase-companies-house-api-rate-limit-for-contractor-due-diligence/12932)
**Author:** [@darrenboland](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/darrenboland)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 7:57am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/request-to-increase-companies-house-api-rate-limit-for-contractor-due-diligence/12932 "2026-08-17T07:57:06Z")
Hi We are a Property Management Company that carries out due-diligence checks on contractors before they are added to, or retained within, our contractor database. As part of this process, we need to validate a high vo… --- ## [Companies House verification ](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/companies-house-verification/12941)
**Author:** [@polestarpropertyserv](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/polestarpropertyserv)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 7:56am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/companies-house-verification/12941 "2026-08-17T07:56:37Z")
for limited companies to appear on a listing website --- ## [Commercial web service using](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/commercial-web-service-using/12928)
**Author:** [@williamdellaterra](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/williamdellaterra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:38am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/commercial-web-service-using/12928 "2026-08-12T07:38:26Z")
Hello, I am developing an independent web application using the Companies House public-data API. The service allows users to search newly incorporated companies by date and SIC code and to monitor selected companies fo… --- ## [Request for access to Officer Appointments bulk data (Product 216/Product 195)](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/request-for-access-to-officer-appointments-bulk-data-product-216-product-195/12927)
**Author:** [@kevinmartin25](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/kevinmartin25)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 6:27am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/request-for-access-to-officer-appointments-bulk-data-product-216-product-195/12927 "2026-08-12T06:27:49Z")
Dear Companies House Data Team, I would like to request access to the Officer Appointments bulk data products: • Product 216 (all officer appointments, including resigned) • Product 195 (active officers snapshot) I… --- ## [Licensed vs Licenced Spelling](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/licensed-vs-licenced-spelling/12925)
**Author:** [@robbie\_crawford](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/robbie_crawford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/licensed-vs-licenced-spelling/12925 "2026-08-11T13:35:25Z")
Quick one - we are seeing two different spellings of licenced in SIC codes. I am assuming someone has bulk changed them to use an S instead of a C. Is S going to be the standard moving forward? If so, someone needs to … --- ## [Download active company information in excel](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/download-active-company-information-in-excel/12917)
**Author:** [@a.condie](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/a.condie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/download-active-company-information-in-excel/12917 "2026-08-09T20:18:13Z")
I am looking for an excel download: All active companies with a t/o of over £5m Want trading postcode, turnover for the last year, and SIC code --- ## [Bulk data request — Products 216 & 198 (officer appointments)](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-request-products-216-198-officer-appointments/12920)
**Author:** [@integrations1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/integrations1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-request-products-216-198-officer-appointments/12920 "2026-08-07T17:37:14Z")
Hi, I’d like to request access to the officers bulk data products: Product 216 — full officer appointment register, all appointments including resigned Product 198 — daily update files, to keep the snapshot current C… --- ## [Invalid BasicCompanyData-YYYY-MM-DD-part4\_7](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/invalid-basiccompanydata-yyyy-mm-dd-part4-7/12863)
**Author:** [@krisjanis.bruveris](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/krisjanis.bruveris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/invalid-basiccompanydata-yyyy-mm-dd-part4-7/12863 "2026-08-03T14:26:32Z")
Hello, For the third consecutive month, we have encountered an issue with the Basic Data CSV file. This month, the affected file is BasicCompanyData-2026-07-01-part4\_7.zip. As in the previous months, the problem is in B… --- ## [Website field in the API](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/website-field-in-the-api/12907)
**Author:** [@Scott7](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/Scott7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 9:28am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/website-field-in-the-api/12907 "2026-08-03T09:28:27Z")
Hi all, Is there a website field exposed in the API endpoints anywhere? I was pulling company information on a set criteria but could not find this field. Not all companies may have one, especially newly formed but a we… --- ## [Bulk data enquiry: filing history, insolvency cases, charges](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-enquiry-filing-history-insolvency-cases-charges/12904)
**Author:** [@lilian.chiassai](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/lilian.chiassai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 6:40am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/bulk-data-enquiry-filing-history-insolvency-cases-charges/12904 "2026-07-31T06:40:09Z")
Hello, Our team already maintains our own copy the Company, PSC, and Officer information in order to inform our customers when data changes in such a way that requires them to reconsider an AML review. We did this by im… --- ## [Rest API Requests Issues](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/rest-api-requests-issues/12902)
**Author:** [@paul\_green24](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/paul_green24)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/rest-api-requests-issues/12902 "2026-07-29T22:59:50Z")
Has anyone noticed that API requests feel like they are being throttled in the last few days? Not sure if this is a system issue or maintenanc issue. I built a macro in Outlook that connects to the companies house api a… --- ## [Historic snapshots of bulk PSC data?](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/historic-snapshots-of-bulk-psc-data/12900)
**Author:** [@summers.andrew](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/summers.andrew)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/historic-snapshots-of-bulk-psc-data/12900 "2026-07-28T15:56:20Z")
Hello, I’m looking for historic snapshots of bulk PSC data, taken in March each year since 2017. I’ve found some historic snapshots via the UK web archive, but the dates are sporadic e.g. the earliest is August 2017, t… --- ## [Help: Increase Rate Limit](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/help-increase-rate-limit/12898)
**Author:** [@alaina.kwan](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/alaina.kwan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/help-increase-rate-limit/12898 "2026-07-23T16:48:48Z")
Hi there, I’m using the REST API to backfill filings missed from the streaming API but am running into rate limit issues. Could my application get an increase please? Happy to share any details needed in private. Thank… --- ## [Parsing identity\_verification\_details (ECCTA) - the two shapes it comes in](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/parsing-identity-verification-details-eccta-the-two-shapes-it-comes-in/12897)
**Author:** [@cavitnation](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/cavitnation)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/parsing-identity-verification-details-eccta-the-two-shapes-it-comes-in/12897 "2026-07-23T12:42:55Z")
We have been surfacing Companies House identity verification across a few million officer records, and hit a couple of things that might save others some time. The field comes in two distinct shapes identity\_verificati… --- ## [Where is the option "Create A New Key" ](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/where-is-the-option-create-a-new-key/12895)
**Author:** [@joseph1](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/joseph1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2026, 11:37am UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/where-is-the-option-create-a-new-key/12895 "2026-07-23T11:37:49Z")
I am unable to create an API key in the Companies House Developer Hub. I have signed in through the Developer Hub, opened Manage applications, created a new Live application, and opened the individual application. Howev… --- ## [Increase Rate Limiting](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/increase-rate-limiting/12886)
**Author:** [@ollie.powerhub](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/u/ollie.powerhub)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 2:04pm UTC](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/t/increase-rate-limiting/12886 "2026-07-20T14:04:43Z")
Hi, I run read-only batch jobs against the API for some internal compliance work, and I’m hitting the 600 requests per 5 minutes limit as my list grows. Would it be possible to raise the rate limit on my registered appl… [Previous page](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/latest.md?page=1) [Next page](http://forum.companieshouse.gov.uk/latest.md?page=3)